Adam Gottron

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Adam Bernhard Gottron (born October 11, 1889 in Mainz ; † October 29, 1971 there ) was a German Catholic priest , local and music historian and an honorary citizen of the city of Mainz .

life and work

Adam Gottron was a friend of Romano Guardini in his youth in Mainz and supported him with the youth team . After studying in Freiburg , where he was awarded a Dr. phil. in Gießen and Innsbruck he was ordained a priest in Mainz in 1917. From 1919 to 1922 he was assistant in the Konvikt in Dieburg , sub-rector at the Konvikt in Bensheim and chaplain to St. Ludwig in Darmstadt . In 1922 he became a religion teacher at the Liebig School in Darmstadt, and in 1927 student pastor at the TH Darmstadt . From 1933 until his retirement in 1954 he was a teacher for Catholic religious instruction at the Humanistic Gymnasium in Mainz . From 1933 to 1962 he was diocesan president of the Cecilia societies , and later of the church choirs in the diocese of Mainz .

In addition to his work as a religion teacher, Adam Gottron's research area was the history of church music in Kurmainz . In 1960 he received an honorary professorship for Middle Rhine music history with a focus on sacred music in Kurmainz at the University of Mainz . In 1961 he and Franz Bösken founded the Working Group for Middle Rhine Music History . On June 23, 1962 he became an honorary citizen of the city of Mainz . His grave is in the Mainz Cathedral Cemetery .

Publications (selection)

See the bibliography by Renate Grether: Directory of Adam Gottron's literature . In: Mainz magazine . Volume 53, 1959, pp. 84-89.

  • Ramon Lull's Crusade Ideas (= Treatises on Middle and Modern History . Volume 39). Rothschild, Berlin 1912 (= dissertation Freiburg 1911).
  • 1000 years of music in Mainz. Kupferberg, Berlin 1941; 2nd revised edition Kupferberg, Mainz 1964.
  • The parish boundary of Schloßborn according to the Bardo document 1043. In: Archive for Middle Rhine Church History . Volume 1, 1949.
  • The oldest Walldürner pilgrimage song. In: Archive for Middle Rhine Church History. Volume 1. 1949.
  • The old Mainz liturgical canon of colors. In: Archive for Middle Rhine Church History. Volume 2, 1950, pp. 300-308
  • Mozart and Mainz . Mainz 1951.
  • A thousand years of music from Mainz . Exhibition catalog Gutenberg Museum, Mainz 1955.
  • Mainz Cathedral . Munich, 1955.
  • Franz Adam Landvogt . Regensburg 1955. Unchanged reprint Mainz 1991.
  • Contributions to the history of the Mainz auxiliary bishop Johann Edmund Gedult von Jungsfeld. In: Archive for Middle Rhine Church History . Volume 9, 1957, pp. 95-117.
  • Station customs at the Aschaffenburg collegiate church. In: Aschaffenburg yearbook. Volume 4, 1957, pp. 537-542.
  • The dismissal of the Kurmainzer Hofkapellmeister Johann Zach. In: Mainzer Almanach. 1957, pp. 145-151.
  • Diary of the pastor Turin by St. Ignaz. In: Mainzer Almanach. 1958, pp. 152-182.
  • Mainz music history from 1500 to 1800 (= contributions to the history of the city of Mainz . Volume 18). Mainz 1959.
  • The composer P. Alexius Molitor , O. Er. S. Aug., a student at the University of Mainz. In: Yearbook of the association "Friends of the University of Mainz". Volume 9, 1959, pp. 48-52.
  • Arnold Rucker, organ maker from Seligenstadt . (= Contributions to the music history of the Middle Rhine . No. 3). Mainz 1962.
  • Joseph Paris Feckler . Kurmainzer Hofkapellmeister 1728–1735. In: Archives for Musicology . 19th year, issue 3/4, 1963, pp. 186–193.

literature

  • Gunther Massenkeil: Adam Gottron as a music researcher. In: Mainz magazine . Volume 67/68, 1972/73, pp. 13-16.
  • Anton Maria Keim , Helmut Mathy , Friedrich Wilhelm Riedel , Hermann Cardinal Volk : A life in the shadow of the cathedral. In memory of Adam Gottron. Publishing house Dr. Hanns Krach, Mainz 1973.
  • Wolfgang Balzer: Mainz. Personalities of the city's history. Volume 1: Honorary citizens of Mainz, princes of Mainz, military personalities, Mainz mayors. Kügler, Ingelheim 1985, ISBN 3-924124-01-9 , pp. 44-45.
  • Helmut Mathy : Adam Gottron - Church, School, History and Cultivation of Culture. Lecture on October 29, 1989 for the 100th birthday. In: Mainz magazine . Volume 84/85, 1989/90, pp. 201-204.
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Riedel: Adam Gottron (1889–1971) . In: Mainzer Zeitschrift Volume 89, 1994, pp. 195–199.
  • Episcopal Chancellery Mainz: Necrologium Moguntinum 1802 / 03–2009. Mainz 2009, p. 478.

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personal data
SURNAME Gottron, Adam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gottron, Adam Bernhard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic clergyman, local and music historian, honorary citizen of the city of Mainz
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH October 29, 1971
Place of death Mainz